Economist expect the Fed will cut its bond-buying program by an additional $10 billion on Wednesday amid signs U.S. economy better.
Reuters
Apr 30, 2014
U.S. consumer sentiment is trending higher, but survey professionals caution that backslides have occurred in the past few years.
Reuters
Apr 25, 2014
U.S. jobless claims rose by 24,000 - more than expected - but the long-term downtrend remains intact - suggesting continued labor market healing.
Joseph Lazzaro
Apr 24, 2014
The unemployment rate fell to a level below the one originally set by the Bank of England for considering an increase in interest rates.
Reuters
Apr 16, 2014
Brazil's growing prosperity is allowing teenagers to stay in school for longer instead of searching for jobs to support their families.
Reuters
Apr 15, 2014
The 32,000-claim drop is more evidence that the U.S. job market, while not robust, continues to heal.
Reuters
Apr 10, 2014
There are still 3.7 million long-term unemployed, and youth rates remain in double digits.
Angelo Young
Apr 04, 2014
Nonfarm payrolls increased by 192,000 new jobs last month after gaining 197,000 jobs in February, the Labor Department said on Friday.
Reuters
Apr 04, 2014
With the winter weather slowly fading, economists expect March nonfarm payroll growth to spring up to 200,000.
Moran Zhang
Apr 03, 2014
Prospects of an all-round recovery in the euro zone continue to brighten, while deflation and unemployment continue to be red flags.
Arjun Kashyap
Apr 03, 2014
In the February data, the lowest unemployment rates were recorded in Austria, Germany and Luxembourg.
Arjun Kashyap
Apr 01, 2014
Germany added more jobs than expected while its factories slowed down, official data show, even as France and Spain stepped up.
Arjun Kashyap
Apr 01, 2014
The drop provides additional evidence that while job growth is not robust, layoffs continue to decline.
Joseph Lazzaro
Mar 27, 2014
Demands from desperate unemployed youth mount as Tunisia's fifth government since the 2011 Arab Spring grapples with a faltering economy.
Robert Joyce
Mar 21, 2014
The latest data lends strength to projections of a sustained, strong economic recovery in the country.
Arjun Kashyap
Mar 19, 2014
An alliance of Democrats and Republicans have agreed to extend lapsed unemployment benefits and retroactively pay out months of missed benefits.
Eric Brown
Mar 13, 2014
Even amid increased U.S. vehicle efficiency in the postmodern era, oil remains the lifeblood of the U.S. economy.
Joseph Lazzaro
Mar 10, 2014
At the end of a volatile week, markets seem ready for a breather ahead of data on jobs and trade.
Arjun Kashyap
Mar 07, 2014
Since 1999, Washington has had the most generous U.S. state minimum wage. Here’s what happened to its jobless figures.
Angelo Young
Mar 05, 2014
Compared with December 2013, the number of persons unemployed increased by 17,000 in both the EU and the euro area.
Arjun Kashyap
Feb 28, 2014
The cliché is true: Saving is hard. But the difficulty level depends on where you live.
Kathleen Caulderwood
Feb 27, 2014
All things being equal, raising the minimum wage would have either no effect on jobs or would actually increase the total number of jobs.
John Stoehr
Feb 20, 2014